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There is a good probability that the Ohio National Guard 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be deployed to Afghanistan.

COLUMBUS

Ohio Guard unit may be deployed to Afghanistan

There is a good probability that the Ohio National Guard 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be deployed to Afghanistan.

The state Adjutant General's Department said the Guard received an alert order for possible mobilization of the brigade for departure in the summer of 2011. The department said that, in six months, the Defense Department would likely issue a mobilization order that would specify the exact number of soldiers and their missions. Deployment would be for a year.

The brigade is based in Columbus and has about 3,500 soldiers from Ohio and Michigan. Brigade members have previously served in Iraq and Kosovo.

- Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Baby gorilla hurt by father moved to Columbus Zoo

A baby gorilla that was injured by its father is improving but has been moved to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Baby Misha was born at the Louisville Zoo in February. She was badly injured in April by her father, a 22-year-old silverback named Mshindi, and she lost part of a leg that was damaged beyond repair.

WAVE-TV reported that Misha was moved Monday to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where she will be cared for by a surrogate mother and family.

Workers from the Louisville Zoo who have been caring for Misha went with her. She will continue to be monitored around the clock to ensure a smooth adjustment to her new home.

- WAVE-TV (Louisville, Ky.) via AP

CINCINNATI

Lynching exhibit sets museum attendance mark

A Cincinnati museum has set an attendance record with a civil rights exhibit featuring photographs of black people being hanged in front of large crowds of whites.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center said "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America" has been visited by 15,000 people since it opened in January, a record for temporary exhibits at the museum. The exhibit's single-day high was 389 visitors on May 22.

The exhibit's centerpiece includes photographs and postcards of lynching events from 1882 to 1968, when an estimated 5,000 African-Americans were hanged, set afire or otherwise tortured.

Center spokesman Paul Bernish said officials were unsure how the exhibit would be received. They had hoped for 10,000 visitors.